6 W Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Andrew’s Grill is nestled in between two pawn shops on the corner of Washington and Sycamore in downtown Petersburg. Only open for breakfast and lunch, you will often see a line of people out front grabbing lunch at the outdoor pickup window. Inside there is a lunch counter with half a dozen chairs and about the same number of booths in the back. The menu is very simple lunch counter fare; a couple of different breakfast items, hot dogs, hamburgers, bbq and fries.
Amanda and I sat at the counter and both ordered 2 chili dogs with slaw; split a large fry and a drink. In a couple of minutes we each had two hot dogs in front of us and a large plate of fries between us. The hot dogs were not huge but they were not skimpy either. Andrew’s uses large red hot dogs and a typical chili dog comes topped with mustard, onions and chili and for about 50 cents extra we had ours additionally topped with slaw. The hot dogs were delicious, juicy and flavorful. The chili was not spicy and also not too watery. The cole slaw was thick and creamy. I was very impressed with the chili dogs; they were what Quick Lunch in Hopewell’s used to be before it changed ownership.
The fries are your typical crinkle cut variety but they came directly out of the fryer so they were hot and crispy. We asked for a side of mayonnaise which our waitress graciously gave us. My only complaint at all was that the large drink with one refill was the size of the kids drink at any other restaurant but with that being said it was the perfect amount for Amanda and I. I guess that just goes to show you how ridiculous the sizes at fast food places have become.
Overall, Andrew’s Grill was great and a perfect snap shot of vintage Petersburg. The food was great and the service was excellent. I strongly recommend stopping by Andrew’s Grill and grabbing a chili dog or even a chili cheese burger for lunch. Some times the simple things are the most delicious.
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